Yearly Archive:: 2026
Jul 15 2026
WTF! Fest Takes Over the Hook and Ladder for Year Two of Punk Love and Rage
On July 11, the Hook and Ladder Theater and Lounge in Minneapolis hosted the second edition of WTF! Fest (“Women, Trans, Femmes and Allies to the Front!”) across all of its indoor stages. The focus of the event was to support queer, trans, and femme punks in the Twin Cities area and to act as a fundraiser…
Jul 13 2026
“The Oldest Profession” Shares the History of Sex Work at the Phoenix Theater on July 17
At 7:00 p.m. on July 17, 2026, Kaytlin Bailey brings The Oldest Profession to the Phoenix Theater in Minneapolis for one night only. This one-woman show, written and performed by Bailey, advertises itself as “a mad dash through 10,000 years of history from a sex worker’s perspective.” It’s been…
Jul 13 2026
Win Free Tickets to See MC Chris at the Turf Club!
MC Chris, nerdcore rapper and Aqua Teen Hunger Force‘s MC Pee Pants, is headed to the Turf Club in St. Paul with Swell Rell on July 22. For your chance to attend for free, just enter our giveaway by 8:00 p.m. Central time on July 17, 2026—you could win 2 tickets to the show!
Please note that this show…
Jul 12 2026
This Week in Geek (7/13/2026–7/19/2026)
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Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, July 13, to Sunday, July 19.
Although inclusion in This Week in Geek is not an official endorsement of any event or organizer, we do our best to feature…
Jul 11 2026
“Guillotine City” Asks Relevant Questions About Action, Inaction, and Change
“I don’t write cartoons. I make machines.”
This was a line that stood out to me from Marge J. Buckley’s Guillotine City, which ran at Open Eye Theatre over the weekend of June 12, 2026. Denny (played by Sasha Blinnikova), a machinist, has just found out that her friend’s neighbor, a cartoonist, had been…
Jul 10 2026
Having Fun Isn’t Hard When You’ve Got a Minnesota Library Card!
Growing up, I was incredibly lucky to live just a few blocks away from my small local library. Though I was a frequent visitor throughout the year, summertime was my favorite because of one of the hidden gems of libraries: the summer reading program. Track my reading for a couple of months and then get a…
Jul 09 2026
Novulent Defies Categorization at the 7th St. Entry
The independent music world loves few things more than subcategorizing artists at an almost atomic level. Perhaps this is due to the college rock origins of the legacy acts. Possibly it is a desire to discover new forms and claim them before they are a “thing.” Just as likely, there is so…
Jul 06 2026
Win Free Tickets to RaveQuest: A Medieval Dance Night at the Fine Line!
The Fine Line in Minneapolis is hosting a medieval-themed dance party, and you’re invited! Just enter our giveaway by 8:00 p.m. Central time on July 12, 2026, for the chance to win 2 tickets. The party features BEJALVIN (DJ set), Daisy Hex, mother3k (Anita Velveeta), and starthirl.
The magic…
Jul 05 2026
This Week in Geek (7/6/2026–7/12/2026)
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Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, July 6, to Sunday, July 12.
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Jun 29 2026
Join Twin Cities Geek at CONvergence 2026!
CONvergence, Minnesota’s largest fan-run science fiction and fantasy convention, will be at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Minneapolis on July 2–5, 2026. If you’ve waited until now to register for CONvergence, you can use code TWINCITIESGEEK to get $20 off your four-day adult badge at…